Washington’s inability to subjugate Iran is an example of how it is trying to preserve a regional order that no longer exists, argues RAMZY BAROUD
May Day in lockdown doesn’t stop workers showing strength and solidarity
The coronavirus is exposing the deep structural flaws that exist in our society – and trade unions have never been more relevant, argues MARK SERWOTKA
US financial instability is exposing the limits of a dollar-dominated global economy — and giving the Global South a historic chance to build an alternative, says MURAD QURESHI
DOUG NICHOLLS says the parasitic finance markets must be challenged or another British government could be toppled
The late country singer’s Imagination Library has put hundreds of millions of books into children’s hands. We should build on that legacy by defending the libraries at the heart of our communities, says BRENDA AITCHISON
Deprivation is a fundamental factor in criminal behaviour that must be addressed but, KENNY MacASKILL argues, there needs to a major rethink in sentencing to tackle overcrowding
MML director MEIRIAN JUMP outlines the recently refreshed library’s busy autumn schedule that ranges from book sales, archival exploration, community work with online education and the ever popular site tours
TONY BURKE surveys the shifting political landscape and the challenges Labour needs to address if it is to prevail in the 2028 federal elections
THIS year’s May Day takes place against the backdrop of a global pandemic and an unprecedented lockdown.
PCS, along with the entire trade union movement, has been working flat out to make sure workers are safe and that, where possible, they are facilitated to work from home, reducing the risk that they contract Covid-19.
Intense negotiations over the past month have produced some positive results, with 80 per cent of civil servants at home due to pressure from the union.
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